Ivanka won trademarks the day she dined with Chinese president [View all]
APRIL 19 2017 - 6:31AM
Sarah Posner
... Ivanka Trump's... conduct inside the White House is vexed by the same .. conflicts of interest plaguing the president ... And .. she is .. as culpable .. in pushing this White House into unprecedented ethical territory.
... Ivanka Trump has not fully divested herself from her family business .. a fashion and jewellery company valued at .. $US50 million. And so, she stands to profit from the .. contacts and access her White House role provides ...
... Ivanka Trump's company may already be benefiting from the access she had to Chinese president Xi Jinping during his visit to the United States ...
The same day that Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner dined with Xi and his wife at .. Mar-a-Lago .. her company won valuable trademarks from Chinese authorities. Those trademarks .. give Trump's company "monopoly rights to sell Ivanka brand jewellery, bags and spa services" in the lucrative Chinese market ...
http://www.smh.com.au/world/ivanka-trumps-company-won-china-trademarks-the-day-she-dined-with-chinese-president-20170418-gvndnn.html